Rhyzoena

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Translingual[edit]

Suricata suricatta, at one time genus Rhyzaena.

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek ῥυζέω (rhuzéō, “growl, snarl”). The spelling Rhyzoena instead of Rhyzaena seems to be a non-English variant or misspelling.

Proper noun[edit]

Rhyzoena f

  1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Herpestidae – corresponding to Suricata, a variant spelling of Rhyzaena.
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